Safety Trained Supervisor Safety Trained Supervisor MCQ 2

Question 1

Under OSHA's General Duty Clause, employers are required to provide a workplace free from:

Accepted Answer

Recognized hazards likely to cause serious harm

Answer

The General Duty Clause requires employers to eliminate recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Question 2

A Safety Trained Supervisor discovers a worker bypassing a machine guard. The FIRST action should be to:

Accepted Answer

Immediately stop the unsafe act and correct the behavior

Answer

An STS must immediately intervene to stop any unsafe act before addressing documentation or broader corrective actions.

Question 3

Which method of hazard control is considered MOST effective according to the hierarchy of controls?

Accepted Answer

Elimination of the hazard

Answer

Elimination removes the hazard entirely and is the most effective control at the top of the hierarchy.

Question 4

Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures are primarily designed to protect workers from:

Accepted Answer

Unexpected energization or release of stored energy

Answer

LOTO procedures control hazardous energy — electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic — to prevent unexpected startup during servicing.

Question 5

An employee reports a near-miss incident. A safety-focused supervisor should:

Accepted Answer

Investigate it with the same rigor as an actual injury

Answer

Near-misses are leading indicators of future accidents and must be thoroughly investigated to prevent actual injuries.

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